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Skins my knee sliding to the base to finish this for the full update…that’s all for this month!
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Panel 1 [View back in foscle, Ezra waving Bastien and Joseph off with a slight frown]
EZRA:
No, no, I didn’t mean nothin’ like that!
Panel 2 [View of Lawrence in his bunk, clearly unable to fall asleep, listening to Ezra speak outside. Ezra’s off camera, but his words are overlaid]
EZRA:
Talkin’ ghost stories or bad omens on the first night do no good for a voyage.
Panel 3 [Ezra explains, tapping one finger on his palm decisively]
EZRA:
It could be good luck I feel here. Experience.
The Valor’s the most talked about ship in New Bedford. Everyone wants a share. Those are the stories we’ll be a part of, boys.
JAMES:
And then all them Bedford gals will be wantin’ a share of us, too, mind not the blood and grease.
Panel 5 [Joseph, in the foreground, speaks doubtfully as he looks down at a tankard. Ezra in the background is giving him a slight warning look. Josué looks over at Joseph with an amused expression, making a wanking gesture with his hand.]
JOSEPH:
Have to say though, the Captain bringin’ his own woman on board is somethin’ troublesome. Guess he’s the only one allowed to wet his cock out here, eh?
EZRA:
I wouldn’t say anythin’ more on that count, if yo value your hide.
JOSUE: You’ll just have to satisfy yourself with the figurehead, O’Reilly--she’s pretty enough.
EZRA:
All you just hush up about ghosts and wives and eat your duff. That's an officer's order.
EZRA:
No, no, I didn’t mean nothin’ like that!
Panel 2 [View of Lawrence in his bunk, clearly unable to fall asleep, listening to Ezra speak outside. Ezra’s off camera, but his words are overlaid]
EZRA:
Talkin’ ghost stories or bad omens on the first night do no good for a voyage.
Panel 3 [Ezra explains, tapping one finger on his palm decisively]
EZRA:
It could be good luck I feel here. Experience.
The Valor’s the most talked about ship in New Bedford. Everyone wants a share. Those are the stories we’ll be a part of, boys.
JAMES:
And then all them Bedford gals will be wantin’ a share of us, too, mind not the blood and grease.
Panel 5 [Joseph, in the foreground, speaks doubtfully as he looks down at a tankard. Ezra in the background is giving him a slight warning look. Josué looks over at Joseph with an amused expression, making a wanking gesture with his hand.]
JOSEPH:
Have to say though, the Captain bringin’ his own woman on board is somethin’ troublesome. Guess he’s the only one allowed to wet his cock out here, eh?
EZRA:
I wouldn’t say anythin’ more on that count, if yo value your hide.
JOSUE: You’ll just have to satisfy yourself with the figurehead, O’Reilly--she’s pretty enough.
EZRA:
All you just hush up about ghosts and wives and eat your duff. That's an officer's order.
I love that little lucky cat so much! Such a scrawny thing.
These updates always make my day when I see them. I can just hear the men’s voices when I read their dialogue. Looking forward to the next installments as always—and what an eerie touch of the ghost this time.
James would take a bullet for Miss Scupper.
And thank you very much! It makes my day to hear that it makes YOUR day!
I hope that the kitty will be OK on this voyage. I love cats and would be heartbroken if Miss Scupper came to a bad end.
I promise that no harm shall befall Miss Scupper in this story!
Stumbled across a few years ago and meant to throw the link in earlier but forgot to.
You might find it interesting, assuming you haven’t already found it and read them all.
Journals and other writings by Ship’s Surgeons from the late 1700’s to mid 1800’s
Some are radically different than others varying from scant notes to quite detailed descriptions
Pretty sure the Ship’s Dr (or the reasonable facsimile thereof) is going to get some extra work before long but everyday occurances and their treatments are listed in a few of these.
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/surgeonsatsea/
Just the ‘highlights guide’ is worth a read, especially if one knows a little about 21st century treatments 😉
Oh how fun, thank you! Always love reading old medical texts. American whaleships rarely carried doctors or surgeons (because owners were cheap and the law wasn’t requiring them to—unlike British whaleships that were bound by law to have one), but there were still a handful incognito surgeons who found themselves aboard. A character in GTW is loosely inspired by those few surgeons and their journals, but that shan’t become known until some time into the comic!
I sort of thought some of the illnesses/injuries and the treatments of the day might be useful for background filler, apparently rum can cure most things and can be applied internally or externally depending on the condition being managed 😉
!!! New update Yay!!! “I am Confirmed a Fool.” Amazing line. Love the beginnin of ghost stories. I do hope the second mate can make this voyage more bearable for the men though, perhaps he can bring some change.
He’s gonna try…he’s gonna try!